New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-20
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did not use ire official frarl for their letters ".
| Barthelemy 81. EIllalr,, the most srrnpuousy
honest IN N ailvo always when Ec vas the unoili-
cia fac(Otum % VI. Ph,er5 ct the Yer allies Posi-
dency, fIankcd all his letters with the Pie ldcntI
stamp. Tie are alccrs and ORA goons on du'y ne
every Ministry and great executive centre 10 carry
ofci Il mssives to thos, in Paris to whom they are
add reSsed Il often happens that The under
srappers in these oicn, send the horse soldiers in
qncstOn gallopi1g through the town with love
letters - their mis- resses.
N. Greyy, poor old man, is fearfuly pm, about by
the hubbub which has driven many nails INTO his
coffin. lie sees an intrigue of NJ. Ferry to bring on
Presidential crisis i'll the unearthing of the
dals. The threat of resignation has frightened
nearly all who voted the Cuueo dOrnqno motion
for IN inquiry to be made INTO the charges brought
against the son-in-law. They want to keep NJ
Greyy where he IS 50 as to keep ont W. Ferry who
is hated BY most of those who would have 10 vote
for him to block the wa to the Elysee of more adj
vanccd Republicans. All the Radicals are Ferry
phobIss.
VI. Grevy's position IL oae Of singular difficulty.
In SHE ding the son-in-law he has Ia make believe
that he does not want to screen hIm. Hence the
denials of bis menace TO resign. The
President likes his place and would
be sorry TO leave it. He gets 100000
year for travelling expenses and entertainments
bu travels free wherever he goes. The fruits and
vegetables eaten in his palace, and likewise the
game. supplied gratis by the state gardens and
forests. When he gives n fete the city greenhouses
supply the flowers and verlure. also gratis. Hen
allowed gas and fircwOOd on the same easy terms,
Is rem free pays no me I-seryantS DAYS postage,
and does not spend more than $40 900 A year ont
OF the $3.50, 900 which he draws from tho treasury.
rms has gone on for nine years. VI. Wilson knew
that the $i3O,0OO which had been ied down"
vol Vn-fQ DftIN IN foil h. 10
few years. He was not therefore driven
By the fear Of poverty TO lrlflir i'll crosses and
Government Influence II he has a chance of pleas
anty getting out of the mud II is by Greyy remain
ing Al the Elgsee Were here a Presidential crlsis,
Daniel as tho Old man calls MIN. might expect
rough handling. As 1t Is, his colleagues IN the
ChainDer avert their heads wlcn they see HIM com
Ing toward them.
The Festivals Of the Dead. All Saints and All
Souls days, were not the occasion for any Com
mnnlSt manifestations in Pans. General BJulangtr
crowded ont the hope of vengeance nour-
shed by the Reds against the classes which
most directly benefited by the conquest OF tho
Commune. 1t i pity The French do not know
the air ." For He's jolly Good Fellow" Nothing
would have been more suitable han this British
tune at the Bouan2ist manifestations on Dead
Mems Day, ard esp cially In Prl' Sympathy was
expressed for 1.-THE General" by crowds leaving
cemeteries and it wasevoked by itinerant musicians
giving concerts sacred to hIm. All the music vocal
aud instrumental, wa IN his h nor SOne of the
lays were novelties; the others we're the hackneYed
ones. winch the people joi ed IN Singing II w3sa
by men and women whose eyes were scaldei with
tears shed beside graves, when hey fell mo the
cnoruses. Personal grief forgotten in the cXct e
ment, which, although il showed warmth OF feel
lng, was never wild. 1t was a a sight see how
III" new -Ong- and airs listened 10 until they
w-rc picked mp, hen close attention was sue
ceeccd by gay expansion.
/ would ie mistake to suppose thar these l'Ou-
langIsts seek 10 ind dictator in the General.
Ihey want simply to have a handsome, OPEN
hearted soldier for the National "Loss." He would
LOOK well at reviews and tetes spend his salary
Ike 4 re lteman ana guard the Republic against
the MpnaIchlSt>, leaving political parties 10 sqnah-
bic and wrange ~ they pleased III the Chamber. In
short, he would be for the ornamental and
desenoiye part OF The governmental business am
not sure that III arr not right. The lrtsbyteran
slmplcIy and prose of VI. Grcvy docs not do az the
PRESIDENTIAL palace in capital so AIT site rs Paris.
he EIy see l. not ard should not be the Executive
Mansion. bur il Great social motor The venerable
". Grcvy Is ike Her Mos. Gracious Majesty Queen
Victoria too fond OF counting up bis money and
too much absorbed IN the narrow interests OF his
family apart from those Of the Nation.